Crochet workshop 🧶

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Irena Papst

2025-05-15

Who already crochets/knits?

What can you crochet?

Getting started

  • Holding the working yarn, work, and hook

  • Flat or cylindrical work: Starting chain

  • Round work: magic circle options 1, 2, 3

  • Remember to hang loose! 🤙

Reading the work

Learn to recognize stitches

Reading the work

Reading the work

Source: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/how-to-read-crochet-pattern

Where to insert?

Source: https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/stitch-anatomy-the-starting-chain/

Where to insert?

Source: https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/stitch-anatomy-the-starting-chain/

Basic of stitches

Difference between US and UK notation

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/gmk88c/uk_to_us/

Reading the work

Reading the work

Going further

  • Where to find patterns/tutorials

  • Choosing yarn type/hook sizes

    • Reading yarn labels
    • Yarn fibres

Going further